MBGNF (Many Bright Ideas Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -17.95% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Many Bright Ideas Technologies MBGNF Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -17.95% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.10 Mil. Many Bright Ideas Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.05 Mil. Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -17.95%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

MBGNF' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.39   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -14.39

MBGNF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: -0.07 vs MBGNF: -14.39

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Many Bright Ideas Technologies  (OTCPK:MBGNF) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Many Bright Ideas Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.86 -19.92 -45.45 -22.37 -18.25

Many Bright Ideas Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -21.74 -28.57 -27.55 -18.25 -17.95

MBGNF vs TMO, DHR, IDXX: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Many Bright Ideas Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Many Bright Ideas Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Many Bright Ideas Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.046/0.1018222
=-45.18 %

Many Bright Ideas Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.05 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -17.95% mean?
Many Bright Ideas Technologies (MBGNF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -17.95% as of Mar. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Many Bright Ideas Technologies and its competitors.
Is Many Bright Ideas Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Many Bright Ideas Technologies' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -17.95%.
How does Many Bright Ideas Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to TMO and DHR?
Many Bright Ideas Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -17.95% can be compared against companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for a Medical Diagnostics & Research company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry context. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Many Bright Ideas Technologies and its competitors. Many Bright Ideas Technologies's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -17.95%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Many Bright Ideas Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Many Bright Ideas Technologies (MBGNF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -17.95%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -17.95%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Many Bright Ideas Technologies (MBGNF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -17.95% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Many Bright Ideas Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges MBI.H:Canada
Address 598 East Kent Avenue South, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5X 4V6
Many Bright Ideas Technologies Inc is a Canada-based life science company. It focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. The company is engaged in managing the license and rights to GeneFx Lung, which is a proprietary gene expression-based test for identifying those patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.